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minus-squareHellsBelle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down2·21 hours agoFrom an outsider’s POV (I’m Canadian) I see 2 main causes: private for-profit healthcare and almost unlimited access to guns. Fixing those two would go a long way towards changing the death rate.
minus-squaremarron12@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up41·20 hours agoWell, there’s that, and also Having to work really long hours to try to make ends meet Being underpaid No or minimal time off work (vacation and sick time both, and sometimes even medical leave doesn’t protect you all that much) Poor worker’s rights in general Crushing cost of housing Crushing cost of education Food and everything else you need to live is getting more expensive all the time, and the quality often goes down Poor quality of medical care (on top of the exorbitant cost) Not being able to spend much time with friends and family because they’re all drowning in work or otherwise struggling Thinking about the number of friends and family who have killed themselves, come close, or are likely to try
minus-squareonslaught545@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·21 hours agoAlso walkable cities.
minus-squarePattyMcB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down10·19 hours agoAgreed about the Healthcare, but the guns are just a symptom
From an outsider’s POV (I’m Canadian) I see 2 main causes: private for-profit healthcare and almost unlimited access to guns.
Fixing those two would go a long way towards changing the death rate.
Well, there’s that, and also
Also walkable cities.
Agreed about the Healthcare, but the guns are just a symptom